Equipment
What type of carts do transport store and handle?
Broselow Carts, Code Carts, Orange Airway Carts, GI/CBU Carts, CO Carts
5 minutes
Who do you call when you need to return a cot?
Transport
How many transporters are on the average shift vs how many are needed?
13 Transporters vs 20 Transported needed
Who is the transport supervisor?
Chad Howard
What furniture for patient rooms does transport handle?
No furniture is moved by transport
What is the procedure for transferring a patient on heparin between units?
The nurse must accompany the transporter on the move.
Who do you call to cancel a transport request if you are unable to yourself?
Transport Management (6345/2017)
What is the average turnaround time for a transporter?
(Pending to completed)
20 minutes
Who is the evening coordinator for the transport department?
Elise Delgado
The cart is more extensive and is moved as a separate entity. Airway boxes are paired with Code Carts.
How long after a blood transfusion has started can Transport move a patient?
30 minutes
Who do you call when you need a patient moved immediately?
Transport Management (2017) / Charge phone (6345)
How many transporters are on our staff?
50 transporters are part of our department!
Who is the daytime coordinator for transport?
Rich Hollis
What is to be done when returning a hypothermia machine?
Dispose of probe and blanket. As well as wrap the chords and tubes up in designated loops.
What procedure is to be followed after concluding the use of a T-Pump/other equipment?
Equipment is to be sterilized with orange wipes and emptied. As well as neatly wrapped up and external disposable equipment thrown away.
Who do you call when in need of bed extensions?
Engineering (1000)
What year was the Transport Department founded?
2015
Who is the assistant director of patient throughput and efficiency? (Oversees Transport)
Nicole Piken
If only the red lock is broken on an Emergency Code Cart, which department is responsible for it?
PHARMACY
Who takes priority in regards to elevator use?
PATIENT TAKES PRIORITY
What are the primary transport number extensions?
6345/2017
How many jobs did transport complete in 2022?
247,701 transports were completed in 2022
Who is the Senior Director of Nursing that oversees Transport?
Ertha Small-Nicolas